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The 2017 Virginia Attorney General election was held on November 7, 2017. The incumbent attorney general, Democrat Mark Herring, was expected to run for governor, but announced he would run for re-election instead.[1] As only Herring and Republican John Adams qualified for their respective party primaries, the two automatically became their parties' nominees. In the general election, Herring defeated Adams to win a second term as Attorney General of Virginia.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Mark Herring, incumbent Attorney General[1]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- John Adams, navy veteran, McGuire Woods partner, former law clerk for Clarence Thomas; former Assistant United States Attorney and White House aide[2][3][4]
Failed to Qualify
[edit]- Chuck Smith, former chair of the Republican Party of Virginia Beach, candidate for VA-03 and candidate for Virginia Beach City Council[2][5]
Withdrawn
[edit]Declined
[edit]- Bill Stanley, state senator[6][8]
Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
John Adams |
Rob Bell |
Chuck Smith |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Opinion Strategies[9] | September 18–21, 2016 | 800 | ± 3.46% | 11% | 16% | 3% | 69% |
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Democratic nominee: Mark Herring, incumbent attorney general
- Republican nominee: John Adams
Endorsements
[edit]John Adams (R)
Federal Officials
- Sean Spicer, former White House Press Secretary[10]
- Mike Lee, U.S. Senator from Utah[11]
- John Warner, Former U.S. Senator from Virginia[12]
- Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas[13]
- Tim Scott, U.S. Senator from South Carolina[14]
National Figures
- Morton Blackwell, RNC National Committeeman[15]
- Kathy Hayden, former RNC National Committeewoman[16]
State Officials
- Siobhan Dunnavant. State Senator[17]
- Mark Obenshain, State Senator, and candidate for Attorney General in 2013[18]
- Ben Cline, State Delegate 24th district[19]
- Dave Larock, State Delegate 33rd district
- Nick Freitas, State Delegate 30th district[20]
- Roxann Robinson, State Delegate 27th district
- William Howell, Speaker of the House of Delegates
- Tommy Norment, State Senate Majority Leader
- Dick Black, state senator
- Amanda Chase, state senator
- Glen Sturtevant, state senator
- Terry Austin, state delegate
- Dickey Bell, state delegate
- Chris Head, state delegate
- Terry Kilgore, state delegate
- Scott Lingamfelter, state delegate
- Manoli Loupassi, state delegate
- Jason Miyares, state delegate
- Chris Peace, state delegate
- Chris Stolle, state delegate
- Lee Ware, state delegate
- Javaid Siddiqi, former Virginia Secretary of Education[21]
- Ken Blackwell, former Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 43rd Ohio State Treasurer, 51st Ohio Secretary of State[22]
- Nicole Price, former Commonwealth's Attorney for Washington County[23]
- Vince Donoghue, Commonwealth's Attorney for Essex County[24]
- Tim Martin, Commonwealth's Attorney for Augusta County[24]
Local Officials
- Bill Campbell, Madison County Supervisor
- Wayne Hazzard, Hanover County Supervisor
- Bob Martin, Carroll County Supervisor
- Cindy Hall, Appomattox County School Board Member
- John Erbach, Chesterfield County School Board Member
- Rick Boyer, former member of the Board of Supervisors for Campbell County, Virginia[25]
Sheriffs
- Sheriff J.E. "Chip" Harding, Albemarle County[26]
- Sheriff Karl Leonard, Chesterfield County
- Sheriff Mike Wade, Henrico County
- Sheriff Michael J. Brown, Bedford County
- Sheriff Ronald N. Sprinkle, Botetourt County
- Sheriff Brian K. Roberts, Brunswick County
- Sheriff C. Ray Foster, Buchanan County
- Sheriff W.G. "Billy" Kidd, Jr., Buckingham County
- Sheriff Steve A. Hutcherson, Campbell County
- Sheriff John B. "J.B." Gardner, Carroll County
- Sheriff Jim O'Sullivan, Chesapeake City
- Sheriff Karl S. Leonard, Chesterfield County
- Sheriff Scott H. Jenkins, Culpeper County
- Sheriff Bobby G. Hammons, Dickenson County
- Sheriff Robert P. "Bob" Mosier, Fauquier County
- Sheriff Brian J. Craig, Floyd County
- Sheriff Darrell W. Warren, Jr., Gloucester County
- Sheriff Richard A. Vaughan, Grayson County
- Sheriff Steven S. Smith, Greene County
- Sheriff David R. Hines, Hanover County
- Sheriff Michael L. Wade, Henrico County
- Sheriff Robert J. Deeds, James City County/Williamsburg City
- Sheriff Steve F. Dempsey, King George County (I)
- Sheriff J.S. "Jeff" Walton, King William County
- Sheriff Patrick McCranie, Lancaster County
- Sheriff Gary B. Parsons, Lee County
- Sheriff Michael L. Chapman, Loudoun County
- Sheriff Donald T. Sloan, Lynchburg City
- Sheriff L. Mark Barrick, Mathews County
- Sheriff R.W. "Bobby" Hawkins, Jr., Mecklenburg County
- Sheriff David P. Bushey, Middlesex County
- Sheriff C.H. "Hank" Partin, Montgomery County
- Sheriff James R. "Doc" Lyons, Northumberland County
- Sheriff Michael W. "Mike" Taylor, Pittsylvania County
- Sheriff Brad W. Nunnally, Powhatan County
- Sheriff Glendell Hill, Prince William County
- Sheriff Mark R. Armentrout, Radford City
- Sheriff J. Eric Orange, Roanoke County
- Sheriff Bryan F. Hutcheson, Rockingham County
- Sheriff Timothy C. Carter, Shenandoah County
- Sheriff J.B. "Jack" Stutts, Southampton County
- Sheriff David P. "DP" Decatur, Jr., Stafford County
- Sheriff Matt Robertson, Staunton City
- Sheriff Kenneth W. Stolle, Virginia Beach City
- Sheriff Daniel T. McEathron, Warren County
- Sheriff Joe Harris, Jr., Waynesboro City
- Sheriff Les R. Taylor, Winchester City
- Sheriff Ronnie Oakes, Wise County
- Sheriff W. Keith Dunagan, Wythe County
- Sheriff J.D. "Danny" Diggs, York County/Poquoson City
Individuals
- Carly Fiorina, businesswoman [27]
- Rick Buchanan, Chair of the Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation[28]
- Don Blake, Chairman and President of Virginia Christian Alliance[29]
Organizations
- Constitution Party of Virginia[30]
- Virginia Police Benevolent Association[31]
- NRA Political Victory Fund[32][33]
- National Federation of Independent Business[34]
- Virginia Farm Bureau[35]
- Tea Party Nation[36]
- Virginia Fraternal Order of Police[37]
- Susan B. Anthony List[38]
- Republican Attorneys General Association[39]
- Virginia Society for Human Life[40]
Newspapers
- Chatham Star-Tribune[41]
- Harrisonburg Daily News Record[42]
- Richmond Times-Dispatch[43]
- The Winchester Star[44]
- The Free Lance–Star[45]
Mark Herring (D)
Federal Officials
- Hillary Clinton, former U.S. Secretary of State and 2016 presidential nominee[46]
- Kamala Harris, U.S. Senator from California and former California Attorney General[47]
- Mark Warner, U.S. Senator from Virginia[48]
- Tim Kaine, U.S. Senator from Virginia[49]
- Don Beyer, U.S. Representative from Virginia[50]
- Tom Perriello, former U.S. Representative from Virginia[51]
State officials
- Terry McAuliffe, Governor of Virginia[52]
- Ralph Northam, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and 2017 nominee for Governor of Virginia[53]
- Justin Fairfax, 2017 nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia[54]
- Howard Dean, former Governor of Vermont[55]
- Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington, D.C.[56]
- Jaime Harrison, Chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party[57]
- Alison Lundergan Grimes, Secretary of State of Kentucky[58]
Sheriffs
- Sheriff Timothy A. Allen, Roanoke City
- Sheriff H. E. "Bucky" Allin, III, Prince George County
- Sheriff Mark A. Amos, Orange County
- Sheriff Beth Arthur, Arlington County
- Sheriff C. O. Balderson, Westmoreland County
- Sheriff Joe Baron, Norfolk
- Sheriff S. Stephen Bittle, Falls Church
- Sheriff Christopher Blalock, Rockbridge County
- Sheriff Sam C. Brown, Emporia
- Sheriff James E. Brown, III, Charlottesville
- Sheriff John R. Charboneau, King and Queen County
- Sheriff Vanessa R. Crawford, Petersburg
- Sheriff Steve M. Draper, Martinsville
- Sheriff Steven L. Dye, Russell County
- Sheriff Kevin Hall, Alleghany County
- Sheriff W. Randolph Hamilton, Jr., Buena Vista
- Sheriff Roger L. Harris, Spotsylvania County
- Sheriff Paul Higgs, Fredericksburg
- Sheriff Darrell L. Hodges, Cumberland County
- Sheriff William T. "Tim" Jarratt, Jr., Greensville County
- Sheriff Thomas D. Jones, Charlotte County
- Sheriff Alan M. Jones, Sr, Charles City County
- Sheriff Stacey A. Kincaid, Fairfax County
- Sheriff Dana A. Lawhorne, Alexandria
- Sheriff A. A. "Tony" Lippa, Caroline County
- Sheriff Mark A. Marshall, Isle of Wight County
- Sheriff L. W. "Lenny" Millholland, Frederick County
- Sheriff Michael Mondul, Danville
- Sheriff Gabe A. Morgan, Newport News
- Sheriff David Neil, Highland County
- Sheriff Fred P. Newman, Washington County
- Sheriff W. Q. "Bill" Overton, Jr., Franklin County
- Sheriff W. John Puckett, Scott County
- Sheriff Wesley W. Reed, Prince Edward County
- Sheriff B. J. Roberts, Hampton
- Sheriff Anthony W. "Tony" Roper, Clarke County
- Sheriff B. C. "Chip" Shuler, Smyth County
- Sheriff Stephan B. Smith, Richmond County
- Sheriff Arthur Townsend Jr., Lunenburg County
- Sheriff Carlos Turner, Surry County
- Sheriff Ernest "E. W." Viar, Jr, Amherst County
- Sheriff Jack Weisenburger, Bristol
- Sheriff C. T. Woody, Jr., Richmond City
Organizations
- Americans for Responsible Solutions[59]
- CASA in Action[59]
- Equality Virginia[59]
- Equality Virginia PAC[60]
- Human Rights Campaign[59][61]
- LGBT Democrats of Virginia[59]
- NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia[59][62]
- Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce[59]
- Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia[59]
- Sierra Club[63]
- Virginia AFL-CIO[59]
- Virginia Education Association[59]
- Virginia League of Conservation Voters[59]
- Virginia National Organization for Women[59]
- Virginia Professional Fire Fighters[64][59]
- Virginia Sierra Club[59]
Newspapers
- Daily Press[65]
- The Virginian-Pilot[66]
Polling
[edit]Polls
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Mark Herring (D) |
John Adams (R) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change Research[67] | November 2–5, 2017 | 3,648 | ± 1.6% | 51% | 45% | — | 4% |
| The Polling Company (R)[68] | November 2–5, 2017 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 44% | 45% | — | 9% |
| Christopher Newport University[69] | October 29 – November 4, 2017 | 839 | ± 3.5% | 49% | 45% | — | 6% |
| Gravis Marketing[70] | October 30 – November 3, 2017 | 1,143 | ± 2.9% | 48% | 42% | — | 10% |
| The Polling Company (R)[71] | October 30 – November 2, 2017 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 42% | 43% | — | 12% |
| Roanoke College[72] | October 29 – November 2, 2017 | 781 | ± 3.5% | 46% | 46% | — | 8% |
| Suffolk University[73] | October 30 – November 1, 2017 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 44% | 42% | — | 13% |
| Washington Post/Schar School[74] | October 26–29, 2017 | 921 | ± 4.0% | 51% | 43% | — | 5% |
| The Polling Company (R)[75] | October 23–26, 2017 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 43% | 43% | — | 11% |
| Christopher Newport University[76] | October 20–25, 2017 | 812 | ± 3.8% | 49% | 44% | — | 7% |
| Roanoke College[77] | October 8–13, 2017 | 607 | ± 4.0% | 47% | 42% | — | 10% |
| Christopher Newport University[78] | October 2–6, 2017 | 928 | ± 4.3% | 51% | 40% | — | 9% |
| Washington Post/Schar School Poll[79] | September 28 – October 2, 2017 | 720 LV | ± 4.5% | 52% | 41% | — | 5% |
| 1,000 RV | ± 3.5% | 50% | 39% | — | 6% | ||
| Public Policy Polling[80] | September 21–23, 2017 | 849 | ± 3.8% | 46% | 38% | — | 16% |
| Christopher Newport University[81] | September 12–22, 2017 | 776 | ± 3.7% | 47% | 42% | — | 11% |
| Suffolk University[82] | September 13–17, 2017 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 39% | 37% | — | 23% |
| Mason-Dixon[83] | September 10–15, 2017 | 625 | ± 4.0% | 45% | 36% | — | 19% |
| University of Mary Washington[84] | September 5–12, 2017 | 562 LV | ± 5.2% | 47% | 40% | — | 10% |
| 867 RV | ± 4.1% | 47% | 38% | — | 12% | ||
| Virginia Commonwealth University[85] | July 17–25, 2017 | 538 LV | ± 5.1% | 45% | 39% | — | 15% |
| 707 RV | ± 4.5% | 43% | 36% | — | 17% |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mark Herring (incumbent) | 1,385,389 | 53.34% | +3.43% | |
| Republican | John Adams | 1,209,339 | 46.56% | −3.31% | |
| Write-in | 2,486 | 0.10% | -0.12% | ||
| Total votes | 2,597,214 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
By congressional district
[edit]Herring won 5 of 11 congressional districts, including one that was represented by a Republican.[87]
| District | Herring | Adams | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 44% | 56% | Rob Wittman |
| 2nd | 49.8% | 50.1% | Scott Taylor |
| 3rd | 67% | 33% | Bobby Scott |
| 4th | 61% | 39% | Donald McEachin |
| 5th | 45% | 55% | Tom Garrett |
| 6th | 38% | 62% | Bob Goodlatte |
| 7th | 47% | 53% | Dave Brat |
| 8th | 75% | 25% | Don Beyer |
| 9th | 31% | 69% | Morgan Griffith |
| 10th | 55% | 45% | Barbara Comstock |
| 11th | 69% | 30% | Gerry Connolly |
See also
[edit]
- 2017 Virginia elections
- 2017 Virginia gubernatorial election
- 2017 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election
- 2017 United States gubernatorial elections
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External links
[edit]Official campaign websites